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1982Final results

1982 election for Oregon House District 46

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Bill Markham (R) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Bill Wade (D) by 27.7 points.

Bill MarkhamRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.8%9,454
Bill WadeDemocrat
36.2%5,357
14,814 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982

Races before and after

EvenR+22.31976R+44.61980R+27.71982R+35.41984R+26.11986R+33.11988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET